Service Terms of Use

1. Description of the Service

Tässä.fi service (later “Service”) is a collection of digital services developed and provided by Adfore Technologies Ltd. (later “Service Provider”), through which the User can use, browse and read different information and materials contained within the Service (later “Content”).

These Terms of Use also apply to Ancillary Services that may be published independently of the Service, but whose Content is from the Service. Such Ancillary Services are:

The Service can be accessed with credentials acquired through user registration process, or with credentials provided by third party identification providers (“Registered User”). The Service can also be accessed without registration (“Anonymous User”).

The Content within the Service and any information collected by the Service are intended to be used solely for the purpose of distribution of information and for processing of useful data from all available information. All information provided by the Service are intended for informative purposes only, and none of that information should be interpreted as judicial, commercial, or other kind of advisory or counseling.

The Service contains information and services provided by third parties (such as Helsinki regional mass transit information services, Here Maps and Bing Maps services). In addition to these terms of use, the use of such third party services may be governed also by separate service terms provided by the third party service provider.

The visual appearance and any content published in the Service, such as images and texts, are the property of the Service Provider and its partners regardless of whether they have been protected by trademarks, copyrights and/or other protective measurements provided by international copyright laws.

In the case of any dispute between the Finnish language version of the terms of use and versions in other languages, the Finnish language version shall prevail.

2. Service Provider’s Right to Process Data

The Service Provider may collect following user data: cookie identifier; IP address; type of web browser; language setting of the web browser; device operating system; usage activity of different parts of the Service and transitions between them; content requests in different parts of the Service; advertisements, messages and locations shown to the user; advertisements, messages and locations selected by the user; and the usage time of the Service. The user information may also contain location data provided by the user or sent automatically by the system, and user context data. In addition to the user data listed previously, the Service Provider may collect personal data provided by the Registered User during the registration process. If the user accesses the service with the help of third-party identity provider, the Service Provider is entitled to collect user data provided by such third party. The Service Provider tries to implement connections to third parties in a manner that makes it clear to the user, what user data is transferred from third parties to the Service.

The user has the right of access to personal data collected by the Service according to EU Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679, "GDPR"), and the right to transfer their personal data to another system. For the purposes of identifying the user and supplying the information collected, the user must be registered as a user of the service. You can make a request for access to personal data by logging in to the application or service web page at m.tassa.fi and selecting the "User Data Delivery Request" from the Terms of Service page. The information will be provided to you in the form required by GDPR, and sent to the registered e-mail address as soon as possible. If the information is incorrect, the rectification request can be sent to the email address tuk@tassa.fi

The Service Provider shall not process (for example save, utilize, transfer, store) identification data it has elicited from Anonymous Users for the purpose of finding out user identification or in a manner that would make it possible to associate that data with a natural person. Any identification data elicited from Anonymous Users are processed solely for the purpose of delivering the Service.

You may forbid the use of cookies. If cookies are not allowed, all functionalities and parts of the Service may not function properly. You may peruse cookie usage policy in detail in the Service privacy policy.

The Service Provider has the right to process your personal data in order to produce and implement the Service and develop it further.

The Service Provider has the right to process your personal data in order to develop the Service technically, and after anonymization of the data, for statistical analysis.

The Service Provider has the right to process your personal data for detection, prevention and determination of misuse of the Service.

Your personal data shall be processed only by persons employed by the Service Provider or persons working for the Service Provider, whose function is the production of the Service.

The service offers some third-party services. In connection of using them, the third party may collect information about you. The Service Provider tries to provide these third-party services transparently so that the user has a clear understanding when such collection may occur. Particularly the following third-party services are provided, the use of which is possible to disallow individually:

Read more on the rights of the Service Provider to process your personal data in the privacy policy.

3. Using the Service

The Service may be used only according to these terms of use, applicable laws, official regulations, and good manners. Persons under age of 16 or minor persons may only send their location data with the consent of their legal guardian.

Registered User is responsible for having the sole right of use to the primary identifier given during the registration (e-mail address), or the identifier provided by third part (for example Facebook or Google account). It is forbidden to use the Service with other identifiers than the Registered User’s own.

The Content provided by the Service may be browsed and copied by printing or by downloading the data to a computer. The Content may only be used for non-commercial and private purposes. The Service or any Content provided by the Service cannot be incorporated in another service and cannot be used for any commercial purpose without prior written consent by the Service Provider.

The User is solely liable for any liabilities, assessments, losses, costs or damages inflicted to the Service Provider or any third parties, if the user has been breached these terms, applicable laws, official regulations, or good manners.

You can at any time, without any charge revoke your service-specific assent to use your location data, but after that all features of the Service may no longer be at your disposal.

If you do not want to cede your identification or location data to the Service Provider, do not use this Service.

When you cease using your device, for example, when you switch to a new device, make sure that you are logged out of the Service, and have deleted your browser history or uninstalled the app so that other users will not have any unlicensed access to your personal information.

The Service is intended to be used primarily in Finland.

4. Limitation of Liability

The Service Provider strives to provide correct information in the Service. You expressly agree and acknowledge that the use of the Service is always at your sole risk. The Service Provider shall not be liable for any loss or damage, including without limitation any consequential, indirect, incidental, special or exemplary damages, that arise from the use or inability to use the Service.

It may, from time to time, be possible to use or order products and services provided by third parties (“Third-Party Service Provider”) in the Service. The Service Provider holds no liability over any products, services, actions, or information and content provided by Third-Party Service Providers.

5. Changes in Terms or Service

The Service Provider may modify the terms at any time. Any changes in the terms are notified in the Service for a minimum period of two (2) weeks prior to them taking effect.

The Service Provider may change the Service Content or cease providing the Service or part of it without prior notice.

6. Termination

The user may at any time cease using the Service and remove all his or her personal data from the Service. Service use may be terminated by logging in to the service www site www.tässä.fi and by choosing “Revoke User Account” option from the terms of use page. The user may also request removal of user account by sending an e-mail request to asiakaspalvelu@tassa.fi.

7. Choice of Law and Arbitration

Terms shall be governed by the laws of Finland without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes shall be settled in Helsinki district court according to Finnish law.

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Privacy Policy

The protection of users’ privacy is important to Adfore Technologies Ltd. (“Service Provider”). Personal data shall be processed according to Finnish Personal Data Act (Henkilötietolaki 523/1999), and identification and location data shall be processed according to Finnish Information Society Code (Tietosuojakaari, 917/2014). It is possible to use Tässä.fi service (“Service”) without turning over user’s identity or personal data.

This policy applies to data collection by Tässä.fi service. It does not apply to websites and services provided by third parties, such as companies (e.g. grocery stores, tank stations) or public organizations (e.g. libraries, municipalities), nor does it apply to Here Maps or Bing Maps service. This policy does not apply to other websites or services provided by the Service Provider.

The Service Provider maintains a personal data register defined in personal data law. The registrar contact address is Adfore Technologies Ltd., Tietäjäntie 2, 02130 Espoo, Finland; contact person is Markus Tallgren.

Use of Service

Parts of the Service are based on using cookies. User may reject cookies, which is instructed later in this document. If cookies are rejected, some of the functions in the Services do not work. Tässä.fi Service also collects certain data on user’s devices, when user visits the Service. These data may contain: cookie identifier, IP address, type of web browser, language setting in web browser, operating system; usage activity of different parts of the Service and transitions between them; content requests in different parts of the Service; advertisements, messages and locations shown to the user; advertisements, messages and locations selected by the user; and the usage time of the Service. The user information may also contain location data provided by the user or sent automatically by the system, and user context data.

The collected data is used for improving the Service and its quality, for providing generic statistical data over the use of the Service, for showing user-specific recommendations and targeted advertising in the Service, and for billing the advertisers.

Editing of contents, user tracking and data management shall be implemented in a way that prevents the identification of individual users based on the collected data.

Storing of Data

The Service Provider may store collected user data in anonymized form, which means that an individual user cannot be identified based on it, nor can the data be associated to any individual natural person. The data may be used in research projects where the Service Provider participates, as well as for development purposes.

The Service Provider does not regularly hand user data over to third parties. The Service Provider may hand over user data to other companies and persons only in anonymized form.

Use of Cookies

The Service is implemented by using web cookie method, which is common in Internet industry. Cookie is a short text file, which the server stores on hard disk (or other persistent memory device). Cookies cannot be used for executing programs or delivering computer viruses to user’s computer. Cookies are personal, and they can only be read by a server in the same network domain as the originating server.

Cookies are used for producing the Service content and tracking the Service usage. With cookie identifier, the pages user visits can be tracked, and the time user spends in different parts of the Service can be measured, in order to be able to define which parts of the Service are the most popular. In addition, cookies can help to customize the Service contents to meet personal preferences.

Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but user can reject cookies by following the instructions provided by the web browser vendor. It is possible to use the Service without cookies. If the use of cookies is prevented, some functionalities and parts of the Service do not necessarily work properly.

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Register Details

Applicable law: Henkilötietolaki (523/99) 10 §, Finland

Written at: 22nd of March, 2011

Original (in Finnish) written at: 29th of March, 2010

1. Registrar

Adfore Technologies Ltd.
Tietäjäntie 2
02130 Espoo
Business ID: 2282244-3
Internet: http://www.adfore.fi

2. Contact person

Markus Tallgren
Tietäjäntie 2
02130 Espoo
Tel: 040 592 8585

3. Name of register

“Tässä.fi-palvelun käyttäjärekisteri”, user register for Tässä.fi service (“Service”), maintained by Adfore Technologies Ltd.

4. Purpose of register

The information will be used for maintaining customer relations, billing, marketing, developing the Service, usage statistics and other purposes related to web services. The processing of personal data is conducted according to law (Henkilötietolaki (523/99) 8 §).

5. Information content of Register

The register consists of personal data the user supplies to the service during registration or later whilst using the Service.

In addition, the registrar may collect following data, among others, on both registered and unregistered users:

6. Regular sources of information

The data given by the user during registration will be added to the Register.

7. Regular handovers of information and transfers of information outside the EU and the European Economic Area

The registrar shall not regularly hand over information to third parties. No information shall be transferred outside the EU and the European Economic Area.

The registrar preserves the right to hand over information to third parties within legal limits for the purposes of billing, marketing, remote sales, and market/opinion polling.

The registrar preserves the right to hand over information to other companies and persons, if the user has given his or her consent for it. If the user has not given consent for handovers, the information shall be anonymized before handover in a manner that prevents any association to natural persons.

8. Register protection principles

The Register will be saved on a server which is locked and guarded. The use of the register requires personal password granted by the administrator, and it is monitored. Register data can be accessed only by named employees of the registrar, and its usage rights are limited to them.

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